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21. 1. 1964 Born in Munich Parents: Wolfgang v. d. Pfordten (Senior Legal Secretary) & Inge v. d. Pfordten
Education and Certificates
1974 - 1983 Luitpold-Gymnasium Munich Secondary School Grdauation with a Major in Mathematics and Sciences
1983 - 1987 Ludwigs-Maximilian-University Munich Study of Philosophy, Law and Political Sciences
1. Legal State Exam with Distinction.
1986 London School of Economics Study Visit.
1990 Ludwigs-Maximilian-University Munich Research Assistant at the Institute of Philosophy of Law.
1991 PhD-Graduation as Dr. jur.
"Deskription, Evaluation, Präskription – Trialismus und Trifunktionalismus als sprachliche Basis von Ethik und Recht".
1992 - 1993 Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen 2. Legal State Exam with Distinction.
Acceptance into the Zentrum für Ethik in den Wissenschaften.
1992 - 1999 Georg-August-University Göttingen Research Assistant at the Philosophical Seminar.
1994 Ludwigs-Maximilian-University Munich PhD-Graduation as Dr. phil under the supervision of Prof. Julian Nida-Rümelin:
"Naturschutz jenseits des Menschen? - Zur Struktur und Tragfähigkeit nichtanthropozentrischer Begründungen in ökologischer Ethik und Rechtstheorie".
1996 - 1997 Harvard University Guest Lecturer at the Department of Philosophy.
1997 Acceptance into the European Academy of the Sciences as Junior Fellow.
1998 Georg-August-University Göttingen Habilitation:
"Rechtsethik – Zur ethischen Rechtfertigung rechtlicher Normen".
1999 University Erfurt Acceptance of the Chair of Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy.
2001 Acceptance into the Thüringer Akademie gemeinnütziger Wissenschaften.
2002 Georg-August-University Göttingen Acceptance of the Chair of Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy.
Sept. - Dec. 2003 Columbia University und NYU, New York Visiting Scholar.
2006 Invitation to Organise a Workshop at the World-Congress of the International Society for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy 2007 in Krakau.
2006 - 2007 International Academy for Legal Theory, Brussels Guest Lecturer.
2007 Organisation of the Holberg-Preis-Kolloquium in Bergen for Ronald Dworkin with Stephen Guest.
2010 - 2011 University Groningen, Netherlands Guest Lecturer.
2011 - 2012 University Cagliari, Italy Guest Lecturer.
Scholarships and Awards
1983 Grant of a Scholarship in accordance with the Bavarian Begabtenförderungsgesetz
1986 Scholarship of the DAAD
Acceptance as Scholarship Holder of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
1988 PhD Scholarship of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
1988 Habilitation Scholarship of the Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft

 

                     

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